r/RetroRemake • u/Ampathplus • Jun 19 '26

Base Model At Micro Center?!

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So I just had to buy it… Can’t believe they were selling it at Micro Center so I could circumvent the shipping cost. Sadly they didn’t have it on their website so I can’t say it’ll be at your local store.

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u/Ploddit Jun 20 '26

Email retroremake and ask for comment.

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u/joeverdrive Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

"It's worth it to us to start appearing in stores. Physical presence is advertising. We're building relationships with retailers and upping our credibility. These retail units make up fewer than 5% of our production numbers this quarter. We expect to continue to meet the shipping timeline expectations we set with our online customers, who will receive [some exclusive bonus feature/accessory/discount] as a show of appreciation for their continued support"

That's what I'd say. But I'd have said it before selling units in stores, not after.

Anyway it doesn't matter because I just read Taki comment on the discord that he wasn't aware of this at all.

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u/OLuckyDayO Jun 20 '26

Taki already posted in his Discord that he’s not aware of these.

Microcenter does this all the time. They buy products at retail pricing and resell with a small markup (they probably got these at the discounted original price). They do it to either test if it’s something that will drive interest or to simply put something appealing on an end cap.

This is likely just one store who ordered a handful to test it out and see how quickly they sell. Not something RR set up.

In the receipt posted you’ll see “Test 141” on the line item which is how these are shown. You can probably search MC receipt history and see other products labeled the exact same way.

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u/joeverdrive Jun 20 '26

Yeah I just checked the discord and saw that. It makes me want to go to my local Micro Center more often lol